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An explanation of the completion process in UK M&A deals, including completion checklists, completion documents, completion day procedures, timing considerations, and post-completion obligations.

The “first days” in a Chapter 11 case are very important and serve as the basis for the company’s operation in Chapter 11. This course explains what happens in the first days and covers the various first day orders, motions, and hearings.

A discussion of certificates of incorporation, including required and optional components of an initial certificate, how they change as a company grows, and the amendment process. Also covers the important differences between public and private company charters.

A walkthrough of a typical Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, including the related Schedule of Exceptions.

An overview of agentic AI systems that can plan and execute multi-step legal workflows autonomously. Covers how agentic AI differs from basic GenAI chatbots, practical applications in legal practice, key risks including verification challenges and bias amplification, and best practices for delegating work to AI agents while maintaining professional responsibility.

An advanced discussion on how to prepare your witness for cross examination. Teaches how to educate your witness on the tactics the other lawyer will use, and how they can defuse those tactics. Also covers how to approach mock cross, what to look for in your witness’s mock answers, and how to give effective feedback.

An advanced look at trial practice. Includes how to create and use a master trial plan, run a trial team, set yourself up well for an appeal, and make sure your witnesses are ready.

This program covers the structure of private equity funds, key deal types, how PE firms approach transactions, and the differences between strategic M&A and Private Equity M&A.

This track takes a look at the typical loan transaction process. This includes an overview of what it means to be a lending attorney, how a commercial lending deal team is typically structured, the main stages of a typical transaction, the due diligence process, the attachment and perfection process for security interests, the use of financing statements under the UCC, and the closing of the loan transaction.

Explains key legal, business, and drafting issues for the most common terms and provisions that appear in day-to-day commercial agreements. This track covers force majeure, indemnification, limitation of liability, notice, publicity, reps & warranties, schedules and exhibits, severability, survival, and term and termination provisions.

An introduction to the corporate form, the four stages of a corporation’s life cycle—startup, growth, maturity, and decline—and key stages of corporation formation, including incorporation, organization, and capitalization, as well as the biggest governance issues faced by corporations at each stage and an overview of the role lawyers typically play at each stage.

The basics of due diligence and closings in M&A deals. Includes an overview of the diligence process, tips for conducting due diligence, the closing process, the differences between simultaneous and delayed closings, and guidance on drafting key closing documents.